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Suits
/sjuːts/
A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.
📖 Definitions of "Suits"
- 1
A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.
"Nick hired a navy-blue suit for the wedding."
- 2
(by extension) A single garment that covers the whole body: space suit, boiler suit, protective suit.
- 3
(metonym) A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor.
"Be sure to keep your nose to the grindstone today; the suits are making a "surprise" visit to this department."
- 4
A full set of armour.
- 1
To make proper or suitable; to adapt or fit.
- 2
(said of clothes, hairstyle or other fashion item) To be suitable or apt for one's image.
"That new top suits you. Where did you buy it?"
- 3
To be appropriate or apt for.
"Ill suits his cloth the praise of railing well."
- 4
(most commonly used in the passive form) To dress; to clothe.
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